Liquid-receptacle.



. PATENTBD FEB. 12, 1907.

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EDwARD NEwREoiN, OE PORTLAND, OREGON, AssioNoR To ADAM APPELL oO., or PORTLAND, OREGON.

LQUID-RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed December 29, 1905. Serial No. 293,829.

To all whom, it m/cty concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD NEwBEGIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county ot Multnomah and State oi Oregon, have invented a certain new and useful Liquid-Receptacle, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to liquid-receptacles and is especially designed with reference to the needs of travelers, tourists, and others, the object of the invention being to provide a simple, convenient, and practical waterbag for the storage and transportation ot water, the construction ot the bag being such that it is adapted to keep the water contained therein cool, pure, and palatable.

A further object ot this invention is to provide, in connection with a Viexible water-bag, a combined mouthpiece and air-chamber, so arranged as to permit of Yfilling and emptying the bag and at the same time allow a complete circulation oi air to pass through a portion of the bag to produce what may be termed a semireh'igerating etl'ect,H which assists in maintaining the water at a suitable temperature `for drinking purposes.

A further object of the invention is to so construct and arrange the air-chamber as to make it constitute a handle-bar tor giving the necessary purchase and stability to a flexible handle, with which the bag is equipped 3 also, to assist in preserving the shape of the bag as a whole and enabling the lexible body portion of the bag to be rolled around said combined air-chamber and handle-bar for purpose ot storage and transportation.

The invention also contemplates a novel form of combined mouthpiece and air-chamber, the construction of which facilitates the joining of the body oi the bag thereto g also, means for firmly anchoring a 'flexible handle to the body ot the bag.

ith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement hereinafter fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the water-bag embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the combined mouthpiece, air-chamber, and handlebar. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is a cross-section through the combined air-chamber and handle-bar.

The body of the bag shown at 1 is iiexilole and is composed of such material as textile fabric, which when saturated with water will contain and hold liquid for a considerable length ot time and also allow the liquid to Ooze through the fibers or mesh or interstices, so as to keep the outer surface ot the bag moist at all times, whereby the evaporation of the moisture from the exterior of the bag produces a refrigerating or cooling effect upon the contents ot the bag. In this way the liquid contained within the bag iskept in a cool, pure, and palatable condition iit for drinking purposes.

The body of the bag may be given any desired shape, and the bag may be made in various sizes.

In carrying out the present invention that portion or margin of the bag which is uppermost when it is hung up or carried by the handle hereinafter described, contains a combined mouthpiece, air-chamber or conduit, and handle-bar, the latter being shown in detail in Figs. 2', 3, and 4. This combined device is made separately from the body ot the bag, and may be composed oi any suitable material-such as metal, Celluloid, wood, or earthenware-and it comprises a mouthpiece 2, which, by preference, is arranged t-o extend through one of the upper corners ofthe bag, as shown in Fig. l, and a combined airchamber and tubular handle-bar 3 which extends substantially at a right angle to the mouthpiece 2. The mouthpiece is of suitable length to pass through the upper margin ot the bag, while the air-chamber is ot sufiicient length to extend from the mouthpiece the entire length of the upper margin of the bag so as to open out adjacent to that corner of the bag which is opposite the mouthpiece 2.

For the sake ot compactness the combined air-chamber and handle-bar 3 is given an elliptical shape in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 4, and while the extremity 4 of said chamber extends straight through the side edge or margin of the bag the opposite end of IOO the air-chamber is deflected., as shown at 5, preferably extending upward and outward `along the side of the mouthpiece 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The combined mouthpiece, air-chamber, and handle-bar is provided with a groove 6, extending around the mouthpiece and the outwardly-extending portion 5 of the airchamber, the purpose of this groove being to receive a portion of the edge or margin of the body of the bag, which when 'firmly stitched. or otherwise secured around the mouthpiece will form a firm connection between the mouthpiece and. the body of the bag.

At the opposite end the airechamber is provided with another groove 7 for a similar purpose--that is, to receive and hold the side edges or margin of the bag and establish a 'firm connection between that end` of the airchamber and the body of the bag. It will be understood that the formation of the grooves 6 and 7 provides oppositely-located sho ulders, between which the edges of the body of the bag are confined and held when drawn tightly into said grooves. The plies or thicknesses of the body of the bag are stitched or otherwise connected along the outer side of the combined air-chamber and handle-bar and are further stitched or connected along their extreme edges at the same side of the combined air-chamber and handle-bar, thus strengthening the upper edge portieri of the bag and adapting it to form a secure and suitable anchorage forthe opposite ends of flexible handle 8, preferably consisting of a suitable cord or rope, the ends of which. may either be stitched. to the upper edge of the bag or provided with terminal knots, as shown at 9, and these knots may be fastened between the plies or thicknesses of the upper margin of the bag. It will now be seen that by reason of the presence of the stiff and unyielding combined air-chamber and handle-bar the shape of the upper portion of the bag is maintained in spite of the weight of the water contained. in the bag, thus adapting the bag as a whole to be readily carried by hand or suspended by the handle on a suitable hook.-

A suitable stopper 10 is provided for the mouthpiece 2, vand in order to prevent the loss of said stopper it is connected to the bag by means of a fiexible guard or cord 11, one end of which is inserted -through the stop p er and provided with a knot 12 at the inner end of the stopper. rlhe other end of said guard or cord. is held between the plies or thicknesses of the upper margin of the bag in a manner similarto that in which. the extremities of the flexible handle are secured.

The bag, owing to its texture and the material of which it is formed, permits of ust sufcient exudation to keep the exterior of the bag moist, and by the process of evaporation the water is kept cool, pure, and wholesome` This is aided by the combined mouthpiece and. air-chamber through which the current of air is constantly passing, thereby producing a semirefrigerating effect.

ln order to protect the clothing of the person carrying the bag when the latter is filled with. water, an extra ply or thickness of some material impervious to water, such as rubber or leather, is secured to that side of the bag which comes next to the person. This extra ply or thickness, which constitutes a guard or apron 13, need be secured only along its upper edge to the corresponding upper edge of the bag, as it will thereby hang in proper position to accomplish the desired result.

lf desired, the said apron or guard may be secured along its entire outer edge to the bag, but it is preferred to leave the same loose, so as to expose every part of the bag to the action of the atmosphere.

Vvlhen the bag is empty and out of use, it may be compactly folded around the comy bined air-chamber and handle-bar.

l claim# l. A water-bag comprising a flexible body, and an air-conduit located between the bagwalls and open at both ends to the atmosphere.

2. A water-bag comprising a flexible body, and a hollow bar extending along one margin of the bag and having its outer surface exrfosed within the bag and the inner surface exposed to the atmosphere.

A water-bag comprising a fiexible body, I

and an air-conduit in the form of a tubular bar connected. with the bag and extending through the interior thereof, the ends of said bar being open and communicating with the outer atmosphere.

1. The combination with a flexible waterbag and a flexible handle, having its ends attached. to one margin of the bag, of a combined. air-conduit and handle-bar extending along the same margin of the bag to which the handle ends are attached.

5. The combination with a flexible waterbag, of a combined mouthpiece and air-conduit extending along one margin of the bag and secured between the plies thereof.

6. The combination with a flexible waterbag, of a mouthpiece, and a combined airconduit and handle-bar formed in one piece with the mouthpiece and extending along one margin of the bag and secured between the plies thereof.

7. The combination with a iiexible waterbag, of mouthpiece located adjacent to one corner thereof, and an air-conduit formed in one piece with the mouthpiece and extending along the margin of the bag, the mouthpiece and air-conduit having separate and independent passages respectively for water and air.

S. The combination with a exible water- IOO IIO

vbag having the plies of one margin thereof In testimony whereof I MEX my signature permanently Connected, a handle-bar nterin presence of two Witnesses.

posed between the plies adj acent to said marl ginI and a exble carrynghandle, the oppoi EDVARD NEWBEGIN site ends of which are held between the con- Vtnesses: neeted plies in juxtaposition to the ends of r THOS. MGGUSKER, the handle-ban l M. BURKE. 

